-----Original Message----- From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf Of Elaine Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 10:45 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS Subject: Re: Vomitting fecal matter
I'm no doctor, but take her to the ER. TODAY.
If she is vomitting fecal matter, from what I have read, it can be a sign of an intestinal obstruction and is life threatening.
At Sat, 17 May 2003, Kay wrote:
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>My grandmother who is in her 70's recently confided to me that she had
>been vomitting fecal matter.
>
>Her GP told her not to worry about it. I, however, feel this could be
a
>very serious situation.
>
>She has suffered from diverticulitus (sp?) for years and I wonder if
>this could be related. When I do a search on the net the term
adhesions
>shows up continually.
>
>My question is this...should I share this information with other family
>members and try to persuade her to go back to the doctor or to a
>specialist?
>
>Thanks for the input.
>
>--
>Kay
>